Mitten



'March 17. 1925. 1,529,907

A. MUELLER MITTEN Filed April 27, 1922 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Mai'. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE ALFRED MUELLER, or CHIP-Blown FALLS, WISCONSIN, 'AssIGNoR' or Qian-HALF To EHRIGH H. LUECK, on CHIPPEWA FALLS'. WIsc'oxNsIia;`

' WITTEN.

Application. ed April 27,1922.4 SeraL N'o; 5.562943.

To all` Awhomf -zl may comen/n: 'Y

Re it knew-n that, l, i AFinn) Manutan, ai citizcm of the UnitedV States, residing at Chippewa Falls, in the county of Chippewa and State of lllsconsin, have invented, cer-i tain, new and useful lmproyements. in Mits tensor' which the following is aspocication.

This invention has reference to improvements in hand coverings and more particularly to types of hand coverings known as mittens,` and its object is to,` providel a. type ot' mitten permitting manipulation thereoli whereby to maintain the thumb; of the hand' Warm. y f

ln hand coverings, provision is usually nade, especially in gloves, tocover the thumb and separate fingers, and', While this.: con tributes, to. an extent, to. 1an-aintain the sepa: rate lingers: warm, the fingers often: become cold. Unless provision may bespecially. made for the purpose, it becomes necessary to. holdv the glove with the free hand: and pull it in. such manner that the thumb; may be trat-.ted toward the palm ofthe hand before theV thumb can bedisengaged,y and Withdrawn from that part of the glove normally hous= ing the thumb. and the latter be Withdrawn into the palm of the hand torivarming pum'.-`

lVhen it is. desired tot replace the thumb in the ordinary thumb sta-ll, the procedure' just described'v must be reversed, this mean-` ing' that the thumb receiving portion of' the, glove must be held: by the free handand pulled in the proper direction. to. admit the insert-ion of the. thumb into) such thumb; stall. This procedure demands that both handsfbe used' Whe-never it is desired to either Withdraw the thumb or reinsert it. l F or an adequate understanding of the invention it is shown as applied to a gauntlet type of mitten with the hand receiving por tion of the mitten lined With lambs Wool or some other adequate protection against the Weather.

'When mittens are employed for the purpose of protecting the hands, provision is made by this invention to permit the Withdrawal of the thumb of the hand While still housed in the mitten so that Without undue effort or the use of the other hand, either thumb may be Withdrawn from the thumb stall and located in the palm of the hand individual thereto Where the Warmth of they hand. \v=ilil1. quickly bei transmitted tothei l drammil therefrom and inserted in the thu-mb f Stall individual `thereto Without the necessity'l of usingfthe` other` handfori the purpose; 'llhis is; importantibecausev it does-'not de4 mand; any lossoi control' of: the parts. being opera.te.d=,. by the' operaton; and the thumb may be WitlldraW-n from the` thumb,x stalk on reinsertedtherein at mill-' i Int-his mannenthe operator, finding? the thumb,vr becoming cold, 'mayr readily cause the thumb; to, Warm.: upl and when so warmed, the thumb 1 may be restored to the thumbstall tol avoid any chilling: of .thex thumband numbing: thereof to interfere with the use oE thehand; the usual` Way".

The-invention willg bsefbestA understood from a consideration of-.thefollowing detailed de- Scription taken: in connection Withz the ac compa-nyingi drawings, torming: part of this specification', with the.` rm'derstanding' that the inventioni isV not. conti-ned to any strict conformity with theaslhowingol the. draw# ings: but: maybe: changed. and modified so long? as: such changesandzmo ditications marl:4 noiY materialiv departure ro1n..tliesalifentz featuresl off the/*inuention als expressed". in the appendedtclaims.

In. the'drzuvingsgs.-V I

Figline l. is face View of a. gauntlet type osiilmitten,v l

Fig-1.2: is al sidefelevation thereof', and,`

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section; toindicate the interior lining oaf? the'mitten.

Eigure bis a view: of the 'patternonwhich the palm and a portion of the thumb of the glove is cut. I

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a gauntlet mitten having a gauntlet portion l, a back portion 2, and a palm portion 3,l supplemented by a thumb stall formed of a back portion 4, and a front portion 5 seWed together where meeting and also to theback portion 2.

The front portion 5 of the thumb stall is out to provide the substantiallypyramidalshaped extension 7, clearly shown in Fig. 4. The extension 7, together with the front por tion gites to the thumb stall a. substantially rectangular contour, the edge 5', being subllt).

A stantially parallel with one side edge of said side edge 7b sewed to the outside edge of the` back portion 4, and when the thumb is closed is lined with lamb?s wool or other material against the body of the glove as sho-wnuin Fig. 1, this extension bulges andassumes the position as shown, and when 'the thumb is projectedat right angles as in the position shown in Fig. 2, the part ofthe palm portion where .it merges with the extension 7 is drawn outwardly between the palm and the end 5 of the front portion lforming an enlarged space, providing for the free movement of the hand within the mitten.

The structure of the vmitten issuch as to require a minimumy number of parts: F or instance, the gauntlet may be formed of either one or two parts,'the back of the mitten above the gauntlet may comprise a. single part and the backA of the thumb stall may comprise a single part, so that in all the mitten may comprise five parts, each of which may be formed of a single member each cut from a single piece of skin or other material, which however may be sup-plemented by an interior cloth lining.

Therbody of themitten, where inclosing the hand of the wearer is providedy 4with a lining 6 preferably made' of lambs. wool or other suitable material for the purpose.

In the natural spread position of the hand with the thumb out-stretched, said thumb projects at approximately right angles to the plane of the palm ofthe hand and is then housed in the thumb stall,holding th y -some other object between the thumb and palm of the hand, the fingers being lodged withinthe palm portion of the mitten which employed and so maintain ,the hand and be grasped giving a firm hold on such object warm condition.

` Should, however, the thumb become chilled, the enlarged freedom of movementv possessed by the thumb permits it to be withdrawn from the thumb stall and directed into the portion of the mitten` communicating directly with the palm of kthe hand and hence there is ample space lfor withdrawing the thumb from the thumb stall and presenting it into the palm portion of the mitten so as to be brought into direct contact with the k,fingers of thehand wherefore vthe thumb becomes -rapidly warmed by contact with the fingers. After warmed and its normal resistance to the cold hasV been restored the' thumb may be again introduced into the thumb stall to be again the chilled thumb hasl become srsv warmed up and have its full powers restored to it, the thumb being the strongest grasping member of the hand..

lVhat is claimed is A mitten of the character described, comprising a back portion, a palm portion and rra thumb stall formed, of an independent back tion having formed at the outer edge thereof a substantially pyramidal-shaped extension, one edge `of which rextension is substantially .parallel with one edge of said yintegral portion-giving to said integral portion a substantially rectangular contour, one of the edges of said pyramidal-shaped extension being secured to the outer edge ofthe back portion and the other edge to the .outer edge ofsaid independent back portion to provide, when the thumb of a hand in the mitten is extended at `right angles, an enlarged space suliicient to permit the removal of the thumb from the stall without shifting the body of the mitten;

In testimonylwhereof, I afhx my signature hereto.

ALFRED MU'ELLERQ 

